AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Metro Chess School ("Metro Chess") gives students the tools to succeed in life through learning the game of chess. We serve students in schools all over the United States. Metro Chess School is a brand of Metropolitan Chess, Inc. An organization dedicated to providing opportunities for chess players to learn, improve, and grow.

This class features higher belt level training techniques including self-defense, forms, and basic. Fast paced class includes traditional Shaolin Kung Fu, conditioning and stretching. The class meets at Quads gym (next door) and pick up is at Quads at 4:45.

With direction and coaching from an experienced comedian, participants will learn the basics of improvisation and performance through fun mind games and interactive play.  Along the way, participants will gain valuable communication and team working skills as they learn to listen and think creatively. At the end of the session, kids will also produce and star in their very own improv comedy show which is sure to receive lots of laughs from both the audience and participants!  Sign up now and let’s build confidence and new friendships while we laugh together.

Students will get the opportunity to scrapbook special events in their life to create a physical memory of their own. Students can choose to bring in birth pictures, special events, birthdays, holidays, and so on to display. Participants will learn new fun ways of decorating paper and will have the chance to share stories that are represented in their scrapbook pages. If you are a bit artsy, love sharing stories about yourself, your family and your friends and want to make sure you will remember them, this is the activity for you.

Students will work on singing and acting by way of working on musical theatre pieces. Group songs, solos, duets and more will be available as students learn how to tell a story through song. Students will also learn to give and receive feedback on technique. Beyond musical theatre skills, students will gain confidence and teamwork.

Okay, so we can’t make tonics to make you look like someone else or elixirs that help you grow back your bones. Instead, 2nd and 3rd graders learn the chemistry of making everyday products like play slime, toothpaste, and shampoos. There is no need to correctly pronounce difficult incantations in Latin or risk the invocation of dark spirits from the underworld – only real life science at work. 

The Force Awakens in this introductory engineering course for young Jedi! Explore engineering principles by designing and building projects such as LEGO® X-Wings, R2 Units, Energy Catapults, Defense Turrets, and Settlements from a galaxy far, far away. Create motorized and architectural projects with imagination and engineering to defeat the Empire! Please note that this class is from 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM.

Open your child's eyes to the world of creative coding using Scratch, a program that helps kids visualize and craft code. In this class students will be using physical robots and Scratch to learn Basic programming concepts, How to think logically, Critical thinking and Problem Solving skills. Students will be challenged to think creatively and outside the box to code their own stories and/or games.

We're taking recyclables and cardboard boxes and coming up with new uses for them. Don't let that plastic bottle go to waste. Bring it to class and let's use it to invent something you can use around the home. 

This class will focus on the basics and fundamentals of hip hop, a social dance that raised to the top in the 90s and continues to evolve today. Students will be working on picking up rhythm through moves that include popping, locking, footwork, and freestyle. As they begin to understand the basics of dancing to rhythm through fundamental hip hop moves, we will move on to learning more choreography based phrases. This class will be a high energy,  fun, and all inclusive class where students will tap into their creativity, funk, and confidence.

We will use clay to build functional and fun works of art. Bring your creativity and be ready to try something new! Students will experiment with different hand building techniques and tools while doing brand new clay projects!